LEED®
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Columbia Cascade Company operates a zero-emissions factory and adheres to environmentally sensitive manufacturing processes. We are committed to producing a wide variety of sustainable products. Architects specify TimberForm site furnishings to help built projects earn credits and achieve LEED certification.

 
Materials & Resources - MR 4 for Recycled Content
 
Steel, cast iron, stainless steel, and aluminum products are manufactured using 80% - 100% combined post-consumer and post-industrial recycled metals.
 
Rather than wood, 100% post-consumer recycled HDPE plastic slats may be specified for many TimberForm site furnishings.
 
Plastic litter container liners are molded from 100% recycled post-industrial HDPE material.
 
Materials & Resources  MR 5 for Regionally-made Materials
 
All products are manufactured in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.A. within 500 miles of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, northern Nevada, and northern California.
 
Certified Wood  MR 7
 
Most Douglas fir and purpleheart hardwood for furniture slats are obtained from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified mills.
 
Sustainable Sites  SS 4.2 for Alternative Transportation
 
CycLoops and CycLocker bicycle management systems qualify for secure storage for commercial or institutional buildings.
 
Air Quality  EQ 4.2 for Low-emitting Materials: Paints & Coatings
 
No solvents are used in color finishes. Instead lead-free CASPAX-7 powder coatings are oven cured and emit no VOC's (0 g/L).
 

Product- and project-specific certifications
are available upon request.

 

LEED is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council.



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